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AuDHD at Work: What Kind of Employee Do I Want to Be?
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- Feb 13, 2026
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Summary
For the first time in my life, I’m starting a job as my full AuDHD self—fully diagnosed, fully open, and not trying to pretend I’m neurotypical. And it made me ask a question I think every AuDHD person deserves to ask: What kind of employee do you want to be when masking isn’t the price of admission? In this episode, I reflect on masking in new roles, what changed after my late autism + ADHD diagnosis, and how I’m learning to build a job around my needs instead of retrofitting myself into “corporate rules.” We talk about AuDHD needs at work (novelty, collaboration, structure, recovery), the push/pull of ADHD chaos and autism routines, meetings I miss vs meetings I don’t—and the grief of losing built-in workplace community. Question for you: What’s one accommodation, routine, or boundary that helps you thrive at work? Substack: https://brettwhitmarsh.substack.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AuDHDBoss Website: AuDHDBoss.com